Train passengers in England could cut their fares by more than 60 per cent - by buying their tickets a few miles over the border in Wales.

A study has found that English commuters are shelling out more than those in Wales because of subsides on Welsh rail travel - funded by the taxpayer.

The survey has found that people travelling from Bristol - 20 miles from the Welsh border - are paying over £50 more for journeys to major UK cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.

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Train passengers in England could cut their fares by more than 60 per cent - by buying their tickets a few miles over the border in Wales

The survey has found that people travelling from Bristol - 20 miles from the Welsh border - are paying over £50 more for journeys to major UK cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield

Whereas peak time tickets bought in Newport or Cardiff to the same destinations are up to £58.60 cheaper.

It comes as figures from the Office of Rail Regulation reveal huge disparities between the government funding for passenger journeys, varying from an average of £2.19 per journey in England to £9.33 in Wales.

Consequently Welsh provider Arriva Trains would be able to claim 13.07 pence per kilometre travelled by passengers from the taxpayer, on top of the fares passengers have already paid to travel.